Monthly Archives: March 2018

Kuwait vows to fight human trafficking
KUWAIT: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kuwait yesterday concluded a workshop to 'enhance the capacity of ports security officers towards the identification of victims of trafficking' at UN house in Mishref. The...

'US supports Kuwait's diplomatic efforts in the GCC'
The US Embassy in Kuwait celebrated the US National Day, the Fourth of July, at the embassy premises in Bayan Wednesday evening. Speaking in both Arabic and English, US Ambassador Lawrence Silverman...

An interview with Janet Carew, principal for the Kuwait English School
"No dreams are impossible if you want them enough and if you work hard enough for them to come true."
Janet Carew has been with Kuwait English School since joining...

On March 25, at the 'March for our Lives' protest across the United States and a few cities globally, Yolanda Renee King, the nine-year-old granddaughter of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, gave a rousing speech, which she concluded with...

Sole challenger, himself a supporter of Sisi
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has been re-elected for a second term with about 92 percent of the vote, preliminary results showed yesterday, with just over 40 percent of voters casting ballots....

Sparking fears of a new attempted attack
VARCES-ALLIÈRES-ET-RISSET: A man driving a car with fake license plates tried to ram a group of soldiers out jogging in southeast France yesterday, security sources said, sparking fears of a new attempted attack...

MALAKAL: By the time her 19-year-old son was shot in front of her, Ayak had already lost her four brothers and witnessed countless deaths in South Sudan's brutal war. Living alone in a miserable structure of plastic sheets and...

Scores of party members have been suspended, expelled
LONDON: A high-profile resignation in Britain's main opposition Labour over its handling of multiple anti-Semitism allegations pitched the party into crisis yesterday on an issue that has stalked its hard-left leader Jeremy...

Shulkin's departure caps a dizzying month of changes
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump shook up his cabinet once again on Wednesday, sacking embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominating White House doctor Ronny Jackson as his successor. "I am...

Papers were accessed and spread via WhatsApp
NEW DELHI: India yesterday vowed to strengthen its online security after high school exam papers were leaked ahead of crucial tests, forcing millions of students to resit their finals. Education Minister Prakash Javadekar...

Among messages of welcome are pockets of intense criticism
ISLAMABAD: Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan yesterday, saying tearfully that it was "a dream" to come home for the first time since she was airlifted to Britain after...